Joseph Woodrow Hatchett

1932–2021 · Clearwater, FL

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Jul 13, 1979Reassignment, Oct 1, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Oct 1, 1981Retirement, May 14, 1999

Education

  • Florida A&M University, B.A., 1954
  • Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1959

Professional Career

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1954-1956; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel and judge advocate, 1977-1988; Private practice, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1959-1966; Cooperating attorney, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 1960-1966; Consultant, Daytona Beach [Florida] Urban Renewal Department, 1963-1966; Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1966-1971; first assistant U.S. attorney, 1967-1971; Special hearing office for conscientious objectors, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1968; Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1975-1979; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997-1999

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1971-1975

Opinions on This Site

Showing 100 of 2,367 opinions from 1976 to 1999

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